Country Quota Playoffs of Silesia Open Men’s Beach Volleyball Tournament

The Silesia Open Men’s Beach Volleyball Tournament started off in Myslowice, Poland on Tuesday, April and staged the Country Quota Playoffs on the day-1 of the competition. 

A total of 27 duos from six countries competed at the CQs of Silesia Open and only seven tandems qualified for the next stage of the tournament. Following seven duos clinched success at the CQs and advanced to the Qualification Tournament of Silesia Open slated for Wednesday.

1.    Roberto Papagna - Gianluca Oligeri - Italy,

2.    Harley Marques and Evandro Goncalves – Brazil

3.    Kacper Kujawiak and Alex Andryszewski – Poland

4.    Dominik Kmiecik and Bartosz Bernat  - Poland

5.    Jon Stiekema and Christiaan Varenhorst – Germany

6.    Jindrich Weiss and Ondrej Kolder – Czech Republic

7.    Matt Zbyszewsky and Chaim Schalk - Canada

 To read more about the CQs, follow the link: http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=34323&Language=en

Country Quota Playoff results – 2012 Sanya Open Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament

The enthralling action of 2012 Sanya Open kicked off on Tuesday, April 24 and Day-1 of the tournament featured the Country Quota Playoffs. 

Two pairs from Germany competed at the CQs of Sanya Open. The pairing of Bieneck and Großner downed compatriots Aulenbrock and Laboureur in straight sets and achieved 2-0 (7-21, 14-21) victory. It took them only 36 minutes to overcome the opponents. 

To read more, please check the following link:

 http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2012/Event/viewPressRelease.asp?No=34322